A woman has been receiving notes from an anonymous resident for two years that threaten to shoot and poison her dogs for making 'too much noise'.

Jackie Dobbyne, 56, has six dogs and has been getting handwritten messages, ranging from a postcard to a note attached to an onion, delivered to her home in Newmarket since 2015.

She told the News: "I'm calm because I'm not a panicker. It's horrible, but I'm not going to let them bully or intimidate me in my own home. I love my home and where I live - I don't want to live in fear.

"I'm respectful in that I always check with my neighbours if my dogs are bothering them and they say that it doesn't. One even offered to help find the perpetrator by knocking on all the doors.

"But we were concerned with how aggressive they would be if we confronted them."

Jackie first received a letter in June 2015, which said something along the lines of 'if you continue to let your dogs bark, I'll silence them with my gun.'

Message number two

Another letter was delivered in September 2015, which read: "In a few weeks all the leaves will be down and with my new telescopic sights I will be super accurate, that will stop the yapping once and for all."

The third, received in July 2016, was a note that accompanied a brochure for a rifle that said: "Just got a S200 Target, if you don't shut your dog up, I will."

Third note

A fourth, on hotel notepaper from a hotel in Marrakesh, Morocco, was received with an onion almost a year later in June 2017, which said: "I'm back now and if your dogs continue to bark after 10pm, I shall find out if they can be silenced with my gun or arsenic flavoured meat.

"The council and police will be welcomed."

Lastly, the final message delivered to her home was a postcard of the George Hotel in Penrith, which said: "I am a crack shot with a rifle.

"My pal who lives near you has asked me to stay and shut your dog up."

Message number two

Jackie added: "They're a bully and a coward. I want to name and shame them.

"My dogs go out for a late night wee sometimes and if they see a hedgehog, they bark. It's all sensible stuff.

"A little bit of noise is part of living in a community. But you have to talk to people about concerns, not leave nasty messages on their doorstep.

"What if a young baby moves in? What are they going to do then?"

Message number five

The frequency of the last two messages have concerned police and the force are taking action.

A police spokeswoman said: "Police are investigating malicious communication offences and have seized a letter which is being examined.

"Anyone with information about the person responsible should call Suffolk Police on 101, quoting crime number 41479/17."